Dispensing device.



C. H. BAUEN.

DISPENSING DEVICE.

APPLICATION HLED JULY 26.1915.

1 ,297,244. Patented Mar. 11, 1919.

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C. H. BAUEN.

DISPENSING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED 1u1.v26. |915.

1,297,244. Patented Mar. 11,1919.

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CHARLES H. BAUEN, 0F SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

DISPENSDTG DEVICE.

. means by which small quantities of the contents may bedischarged at a. time. The

, object of 4my invention is to provide means whereby .small quantities may be discharged from a container without necessitating using any speci-al individual spoons or other,analogous articles to remove the same. The final result desired is to make a device for dispensing products which is thoroughly sanitary and not likely to have foreign particles mixed therewith. l

' Thel special features which constitute my invention will be particularly defined by the claims of this specification. In the accompanying drawings I have shown my invention in the forms of construction which are now preferred by me.

Figure 1 is 'a vertical section through a container having my device incorporated therewith.

.Fig. 2 is a vertical section through the upper part of the same device, the same being 'shown in inverted position.

Fig. 3A is a similar section of the upper part of the device showing theV secondary measuring chamber 'lilled `with material ready to be Adischarged when the'V device is inverted.

Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a vertical section of a container containing my device shown in a slightly modified construction. Y y

Fig. 6 is an inverted vertical section of the same, and

Fig. 7 is a section on the line 7-7 vof Fig. 5'.

One of the principal uses to' which my invention is particularly applicable is in the dispensing of sugar in restaurants and hotels. I have therefore described it mainly as applied to this particular use, although it is to be understood that it may be employed with equal advantage for dispensln'g any other finely ground or granular mate- Specication of Letters Patent.

Application med July 26, 1915. 'Serial No. 41,876.

rial, and, in the modification shown in Figs. 5, 6 and 7, it has been especially adapted for dispensing liquids.

The construction and operation of the parts, as shown in Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive, is as follows: C represents a bowl, jar or con.-

tainer of any suitable size having a Icap 1v secured' thereto and closing its upper end. As herein shown this cap is designed to be secured by threading upon the container. The manner of securing these parts together is, however, immaterial.

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Arms 10,. depending from the cap, supl I port a ring 11 upon which is secured a cup 2, said cup constituting a measuring chamber or vessel. This cup may be secured in place upon/the ring 11 by any suitable means, such for instance, as by the frictional grip between the ring and cup, by screwing thereon, or in any other suitable manner. It is preferred that the manner of securing the cup 2 be such that its position lengthwise of the container may be adjusted, as has been indicated by the dotted lines at 20, which indicates the upper adjusted position for the bottom of the cup. v

Between the upper edge of the cup, or the upper edge of the ring 11, as the case may be, and the cap 1, a chamber is thus formed which serves as a preliminary measuring chamber for the material being dispensed. Through the cap extends a discharge tube 3, which tube, at its inner end, is flared' tol form a cone 30. The two parts'roughly resembling a funnel which, in the position shown in Fig. l, is in inverted position. The inner end of this discharge tube projects into the mouth of the cup 2, the mouths or openings of these two parts facing toward each other. The discharge tube 3 is also preferably adjustable lengthwise of the container, as has been indicated by dotted lines, whereby the lower end edge lof the unnel'part 30 may be varied in its position relative to the bottom of the cup 2.

The form of construction shown in Figs. 5, 6 and 7 varies from that ]ust described in having-a conical' i'ange 4 extending from the top l downward and toward the center, the central opening of this being opposite the mouth of theA cup 2. As herein shown, the openings of this ange and the cup are of the same size. This relation is, however, not strictly essential.

The ring 11, which sustains the. cup 2, is supported from the liange 4, by means of bers l0, thus iceiming en snnulei1 epeffiing besvreen Jdie fing; end l zhveugh which msi/enel may psss from ehe hedv el the vessel inibo izhe eheinhei' 5 feimed in *she lop by ange ll, which ehemhei eenstilutes the *preliminaifv measuring chenille?.

Fig. l iepi'esens the perfs in the condition which exisss when ehe eonminev has been newly filled. Vhen this container is inveiized i'she mei-serial therein vvill fell through so what is the lo'wei end o the centaine?, "the seine heine; when is noimellv *he lop. llie insteiel will lill 1bhe spese heli/veen the iop l, ehe disehaige euhe 3 and heneelh the Fing il, ufliieh space censbiluies the pelimineiv meesuiing ehsnloei'.

When the vesselis inlined heels ini@ noiinel pesiiion ehe will fell 5o he hoisoni heieef s. oei-"zein prepoisiien o materiel vvhieli is eonasined Wifahin pseliminey niessui ehemhei 5, pension el inseriel will ness ihi'ough ehe spese hesvveen Jhe eene 30 and 'the sing ll ine@ the cup 2. ille vessel is again 'nvevaed a censideiehle pension ehe eiiel contained in ille @un 2 will he @sughi j the isied inouh of the funnel section 30 of the discheige iuhe 3 end lee disehaiged. AL `elle seme she pieliniinsi'y ineesui el (D Pin einigen 5 is i'illed se elle@ when the vessel again lighted ihe @up 2 is again ehei'ed. ln lending liquids 'e slighi modicslaien i ensuouien is desiisshle. T" is is shown Figs. 5 end 6 oensis'ss of 'ble coni is is necesseiy in oifdei 'te dishe liquid mese eeiein'y ini@ she @up El.

l y use si ihis device ehe use oi? individuel spsons for obtaining sugei oiq other lile goeds frein 'the centaine? is ohviel-ed. le ssnie time i'zhe vessel is soveied so vliet dir', een nel enigen The whsle 'theefuie e very Convenient device which is enlise-,ly seni'eiy.

By mounting the enlise nessuiing snes.-

issus upon ghe esp end eieining seme wheels known es "che Lippe? s d 0 ldie eenei?, packing el the sugef si oher me- Jl in the eenleiner will nel@ inteiiieie Wide she operation of Jdie device, Whereas Wish die meesuiingelenients placed in she heitom of 4die eoneinei, such peeking of elle contents vvill interfere wie the ivoil of the meesuiing eppsmus i Having Jhns described myinveniion, l oleini es nevi, end desire ine seeuie by Lev,- .leiszPs'tent of the United States of Aineiee, 1s:-

A dispensing vessel having e een, e disehei'ge JLuhe passing "ehiough the ed@ vvilzh its receiving opening facing toward the loody @if she vessel, end 2. nieesfuiing cup Within she vessel having its opening facing away ioni ehe hodjy of the vessel and surrounding the receiving end of th@ .ClSClllglub@ ein ,..4

seid nieesufing @up end the discharge lulde being ielesively adjustable te very "the sepei'einien of the leoiiom 0ithe @up sind the ifeoeiving opening el the tube.

Q. A dispensing vessel having e measuring cup open et its upper end end spaced from. the top el" the vessel, Ineens depending om the iop of the vessel foi supporting the cup, end e discharging lube extending ihi'ough die iop ei3 lahe vessel tovveid the sup, the levi/ei'` end oi? the lube sermineting helevv `bhe plane el the nippel edge of the @up and spaced from `ehe sides ef seid cup.

3. A dispensing vessel having e nieesui'lng @up enen et ils uppeie end end spseed iiem she iep end sides oi'I the vessel, .means depending from the iep ef elle vessel ini sup poiinf 1the cup, e discharge uhe elending "Lhougn the von of the vessel end having lovvei end terminating insinhe enga helevv the nding i end seemineibing Within end helevv er edge of she sup, end speeed ieni s or? the cup.

l AVLiseensing vessel having soup ehevein, fthe slope? ene. heir-eef speeed freni the ion el l le vessel end ehe sides he ing spaces the sides oi? the vessel,

ineens fev: snopeiving the @up in die vessel,

e continuous inel'` ed in *the top o 'she vessel eidedevvnvedly end in- "i5 if y end ieyninsnng eheve and spaced fiesu she uppei edse o ihe @up se ovm guide fel jche eonfsens of the vessel when 'die leiter is invented and subsequently fiusned io neimel position, end e tube extending u ihrough the sep of jehe vessel and fei'nsineiin@z in the @up helen 'the uppeif edge of she 6. A dispensing vessel having theiein e meesuiing @up spaced iiein the iep end sides ef "elle vessel, e fing engaging the upper open end of the cup, and on which che @up he veiibioelly adjusted, ineens ioi supponing the ring on the inside of the vessel, e iuhe emi/ending die een oi ihe vessel end terminating in ehe @up loelevv she uppeff edge iheiee, the lovvei end of seid lube losing spaced from the sides el she culo.

7. dispensing vessel having iheiein e messuiing cup spaced fiom the top end sides of said vessel, ineens for supporting the cup in the vessel, e lube extending ihreugh ehe iop of ehe vessel, the levver end of the lube being dared outwardly and in the cup below the upper edge of the latthrough one wall of the vessel and its lower .d ter and is's'paoed from the sides of the cup. end terminating in a position to receive ma- 10 8. Adispensing vessel having ameasuring terial from theoup, and spaced from the cup' therein, the edges 'of the cup being sides ofthe cup. v spaced from the top of the vessel and the' Signed at Seattle, Washington, this 17th sldes of the cup being spaced from the sides day of July, 1915. of said vessel, means within the Vessel for supportingthe oup,*a,nd a tube extending CHARLES H. BAUEN. 

